Jones has been at the helm of the women's basketball program at Carthage since 2023 after being the head coach at Monmouth College since 2021. In Jone's second year at Carthage, the team went 17-9, 9-7 in conference play and gave No. 2 ranked Illinois Wesleyan their only loss of the season. Carthage's first win over the Titans in a decade and the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2021. The season marked the most wins for the program since the 2018-19.
During her tenure at Monmouth, the Scots finished sixth during the 2022-23 season and second during her inaugural season. While at Monmouth, Jones coached the 2021-22 Midwest Conference Player of the Year, had one D3Hoops.com Second Team All-Region selection, and three All-Conference honors.Â
In addition, Jones had six student-athletes named to the MWC All-Academic team and one College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Honor.Â
Before joining the Scots, Jones was an assistant women's basketball coach at Luther College from 2018-21. During her time there, the team finished third in 2019-20 and fourth in 2018-19. Jones coached the three-time A-R-C Defensive Player of the Year and coached six student-athletes who collected eight All-Conference honors. 10 student-athletes earned 15 A-R-C All-Academic team honors and coached two 1,000-point scores and the all-time career assists record holder.Â
Jones played basketball at Loras College, graduating in 2016. During her four years with the Duhawks, the program won 71 games, won a conference title, and made the NCAA Division III National Tournament twice. A graduate of Ridgeview High School, Jones played on the team that finished third at state in 2008-09 and 2010-11. In 2012, Jones was an Illinois High School Heisman Top-12 finalist and IBCA 1A All-State and AP All-State selection. During that year, Jones was named the State Farm Female Athlete of the Year.Â
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Jones earned a master's degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in sports psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
